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  Manuscripts, Business correspondence

  Handwritten letter by Marsilo Landriani to a naturalist

  • 1787-May-07

  Manuscript letter from Marsilio Landriani (1751-1815), chemist, physicist and meteorologist, to a naturalist. Written on May 7, 1787, the letter deals with several topics including the work of Lavoisier, Guyton de…

  • Author Landriani, Marsilio, 1751-1815
  • Subject Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794, Chemistry, Guyton de Morveau, Louis-Bernard, 1737-1816, Naturalists, Kirwan, Richard, 1733-1812, Chemists, Meteorology, Fourcroy, Antoine-François de, comte, 1755-1809, Laplace, Pierre Simon, marquis de, 1749-1827, Scientists, Chemistry--Nomenclature
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  3 items
  Manuscripts, Business correspondence

  Handwritten letter by Giovanni Antonio Giobert

  • 1812-Aug-16

  Letter in French from Giovanni Antonio Giobert (1761-1834), an Italian chemist and mineralogist after whom the mineral giobertite has been named, to Count Chanteloup. Dated August 16, 1812, the letter concerns a sample…

  • Author Giobert, Giovanni Antonio, 1761-1834
  • Subject Giobert, Giovanni Antonio, 1761-1834, Chemists, Indigo, Chaptal, Jean-Antoine-Claude, comte de Chanteloup, 1756-1832, Scientists, Agricultural chemistry, Dyes and dyeing
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Joseph Fourier to John Dalton

  • 1827-Oct-08

  Acknowledges receipt of Dalton's "A New System of Chemical Philosophy" and the bill for the publication. the book was placed in the library of the Royal Academy of Beaux Arts.

  Widely known for introducing the atomic…

  • Addressee Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Author Fourier, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, 1768-1830
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Fourier, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, 1768-1830, Atomic weights
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Michael Faraday to Henry Cullen

  • 1836-Feb-14

  Concerns articles that Faraday has to give to Collen.

  • Addressee Cullen, Henry
  • Author Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
  • Subject Cullen, Henry, Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Christison to Lyon Playfair

  • Circa 1842 – circa 1882 (Letter written on May 12. Year unknown.)

  Christison requesting Playfair's opinion of a thesis which he describes as "an incomplete investigation of a difficult subject."

  • Addressee Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898
  • Author Christison, Robert, Sir, 1797-1882
  • Subject Christison, Robert, Sir, 1797-1882, Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898
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  5 items
  Personal correspondence, Business correspondence

  Points in Melting Silver

  • After 1849 – before 1887

  Notes providing instructions on how to melt silver.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals
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  24 items
  Business correspondence

  Notes on the modes of operating in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint

  • After 1849 – before 1887

  Description of operating procedures in the Melting and Refining Office of the United States Mint.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Precious metals--Assaying, Smelting, Metals--Refining, Silver--Assaying, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Gold--Assaying
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter by James C. Booth commenting on the subject of silver containing selenium

  • After 1849 – before 1887

  Letter contains remarks by Booth relating to a pair of letters from the New York Assay Office.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Precious metals--Assaying, Copper, Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Silver--Assaying, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Copper--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Selenium, Silver--Refining
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  30 items
  Business correspondence

  Method of operating in the Melter and Refiner’s Department of the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia

  • After 1849 – before 1887

  Description of operating procedures at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Gold, Zinc, Copper alloys, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, silver, Silver--Refining, Zinc alloys, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Smelting, Precious metals
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  Business correspondence

  Report on the fineness of copper

  • After 1849 – before 1887

  Tabulation of data on the fineness of copper (i.e. weight of copper in proportion to the total weight of the metal including impurities and alloy base metals.)

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Precious metals--Assaying, Copper, Smelting, Copper--Assaying, Metals--Refining, Copper industry and trade, Metallurgy, Copper--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Mint of the United States
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Report, "No. of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness"

  • After 1849 – before 1887

  Tabulation of data reporting the number of ounces of pure silver in disks of different diameters and of one inch thickness.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Precious metals--Assaying, Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Silver--Assaying, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Settlement of Gold since 1860

  • After 1860 – before 1887

  Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Gold, Smelting, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Precious metals--Refining, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Annual Settlement of Melter & Refiner’s Account since 1860

  • After 1860 – before 1887

  Account Statement listing totals for standard ounces of gold melted, actual wastage, and ratio of wasted to melted for the years 1861-1886.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Gold, Smelting, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Precious metals--Refining, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Benjamin Silliman to Messrs. Sever and Francis

  • 1866-Aug-25

  Acknowledges receipt of Sharplep's "Chemical Tables," and expresses pleasure at its organization and content.

  • Addressee Sever and Francis, Publishers
  • Author Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
  • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Louis Pasteur to an unidentified colleague, 1866

  • 1866-Sep-05

  In this letter Louis Pasteur indicates his displeasure with the winemakers of France for opposing pasteurization. He goes on to praise the California winemakers for embracing the process fully. In the letter, Pasteur…

  • Author Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
  • Subject Microbiologists, Pasteurization, Wine pasteurization, Chemists, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Flavor--Effect of pasteurization on, Wine industry
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Statement of the amount of wastage on the Gold and Silver deposits received at the U.S. Branch Mint at San Francisco, and the amount of coinage and parting charges on the same together with the Annual Expenditures from Jan. 1st 1857 to Jan. 1st 1868.

  • After 1867 – before 1887

  Tabulation of data including: year, date of settlement, gold wastage, silver wastage, silver excess, coinage charges, total coinage, expenses in [United States] currency, expenses in gold.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Gold, Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Old United States Mint (San Francisco, Calif.)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William Crookes to Henry Collen

  • 1875-Nov-13

  Concerns a suggestion by Cullen for Crookes to perform an experiment to investigate spiritualism. Crookes states that he has given up these investigations to focus on radiation.

  • Addressee Collen, Henry
  • Author Crookes, William, 1832-1919
  • Subject Spiritualism, Crookes, William, 1832-1919, Radiation, Cullen, Henry
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Edward Frankland to Dr. Henry

  • 1876-Feb-02

  Concerns Frankland's intention to sign Dr. Henry's son's certificate so that he may attend the Athenaeum election. Letterhead is embossed, "Council on Education Kensington Museum."

  • Author Frankland, Edward, Sir, 1825-1899
  • Subject Athenæum Club (London, England), Frankland, Edward, Sir, 1825-1899
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ira Remsen to Charles F. Chandler

  • 1877-Jan-01

  Cover letter for preliminary circular in regard to Instruction in Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University.

  • Addressee Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925
  • Author Remsen, Ira, 1846-1927
  • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chandler, Charles Frederick, 1836-1925, Johns Hopkins University
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  Business correspondence

  Letter by James C. Booth to unidentified "sir"

  • 1879-May-29

  Booth's comments on the experiments made by A.E. Outerbridge on volatilization of silver of standard fineness.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals
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  9 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from the Mint of the United States, Melting and Refining Department

  • 1879-Jun-10

  Rough draft of a letter dealing with the results of Outerbridge’s experiments on the volatilization of standard silver. Letter is unsigned but is written in Booth's hand.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Louis Pasteur to Dr. Becar, 1884, and letter from Pasteur to an unidentified director, 1882

  • 1882-Sep-02
  • 1884-Jun-07

  In the first letter Louis Pasteur turns down Dr. Becar's offer to allow Pasteur to perform experiments on him rather then on animals. In the second letter Pasteur endeavors to find work for a young assistant named…

  • Author Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
  • Subject Microbiologists, Chemists, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Approximate value of Coinage of U.S. in Gold and Silver from the beginning in 1792 to 30th June, 1882

  • 1882-Aug-24

  Calculations written on U.S. Mint letterhead, approximating the value of gold and silver coinage of the United States.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Gold, Smelting, Coinage, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Business correspondence

  Content in Coin Silver of Crucible…

  • 1883-Jan-08

  Notes on silver content from the United States Mint.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Wastage in Refinery, 1882-3

  • 1883-Jun-29

  Report on the loss of silver and gold from refinery wastage by month.

  • Author Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
  • Subject Gold, Smelting, Silver, Metals--Refining, Mint of the United States, Metallurgy, Silver--Refining, Gold--Refining, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Precious metals